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(43) Date of publication: 05.12.2018 Bulletin 2018/49 (21) Application number: 17744816.4 (22) Date of filing: 25.01.2017

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01W 1/10(2006.01) G06Q 30/06(2012.01) G06Q 10/04(2012.01) G06Q 30/02(2012.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2017/014881 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/132225 (03.08.2017 Gazette 2017/31)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 29.01.2016 US 201615011103 (71) Applicant: Accuweather Inc. State College, Pennsylvania 16803 (US)

(72) Inventors: ROOT, Michael R. Edmond Oklahoma 73034 (US) MYERS, Joel N. State College Pennsylvania 16803 (US) MYERS, Barry Lee State College Pennsylvania 16803 (US) CANDOR, James T. State College Pennsylvania 16803 (US) SMITH, Steven State College Pennsylvania 16803 (US) PORTER, Jonathan State College Pennsylvania 16803 (US) CALLIS, Carla Johnson Leesburg Virginia 20176 (US) (74) Representative: Gill Jennings & Every LLP  The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street London EC2A 2ES London EC2A 2ES (GB)